http://election08.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Election 2008 en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:11:47 GMT 2009-12-29T16:11:47Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339788&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace A Candidates Spiel ~ Does the voter want to hear about local, pocketbook issues or Global & National issues ? The candidates have traveled around this country, state by state talking about various . . . Tue, 06 May 2008 14:22:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339788&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Richard Owl Mirror 2008-05-06T14:22:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339180&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace There is a lot of controversy surrounding the 2008 Summer Olympics being held in Beijing . What are your thoughts? Will you be supporting or boycotting the Olympics this summer?    ************************************************************** . . . Mon, 05 May 2008 18:15:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339180&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Speedy - Support Veterans 2008-05-05T18:15:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339841&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace I believe their are two thought's human-beings gage their priorities by, whether to be focused locally on their pocket-book, kitchen table issues or to take a stand and voice their opinion on the . . . Tue, 06 May 2008 16:16:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339841&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Richard Owl Mirror 2008-05-06T16:16:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977340060&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace veterans.house.gov/hearings » The Truth about Veterans' Suicides Opening Statements Hon. Bob Filner Chairman, and a Representative in Congress from the State of California . . . Tue, 06 May 2008 19:53:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977340060&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Richard Owl Mirror 2008-05-06T19:53:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977340483&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace A dozen nuns and an unknown number of students were turned away from polls Tuesday in the first use of Indiana's stringent voter ID law since it was upheld last week by the U.S. Supreme . . . Wed, 07 May 2008 11:56:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977340483&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Richard Owl Mirror 2008-05-07T11:56:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977340521&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace After last night's primaries in Indiana and North Carolina, Senator Barack Obama gained enough delegates to put him only 183 away, including pledged superdelegates, from securing the democratic nomination. . . . Wed, 07 May 2008 13:22:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977340521&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Diana Raabe 2008-05-07T13:22:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977340795&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace North Carolina turned out as expected. Indiana did too, though not as well as anticipated. Without Michigan and Florida, Hillary Clinton is all but mathmatically eliminated from the nomination. So.... . . . Wed, 07 May 2008 19:20:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977340795&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Ivan N. 2008-05-07T19:20:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977341334&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace I received an e-mail newsletter from my Representative today with Suggestions to Reduce Gas Prices I would like to repost them here for your review and comments Suspend Further Shipments to . . . Thu, 08 May 2008 14:15:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977341334&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Richard Owl Mirror 2008-05-08T14:15:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977341299&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace CNN reports: "According to the exit polls, half of Clinton's supporters in Indiana would not vote for Obama in a general election match up with John McCain. A third of Clinton voters said . . . Thu, 08 May 2008 14:34:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977341299&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Rosa See Ya 2008-05-08T14:34:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977341811&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace <hr> Big Government Responsible for High Gas Prices In the past few months, American workers, consumers, and businesses have experienced a sudden and dramatic rise in gasoline prices. . . . Fri, 09 May 2008 02:55:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977341811&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Col. George W. 2008-05-09T02:55:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339005&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace The Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago stands condemned of late as a incendiary radical for his views that the American government may have created AIDS and that . . . Mon, 05 May 2008 14:24:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339005&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Richard Owl Mirror 2008-05-05T14:24:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339023&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace A billion people in this world live on one dollar a day.  Double or triple the price of rice –and that's happening —and they are in serious trouble.  Throw in drought, high oil . . . Mon, 05 May 2008 14:40:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339023&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace On Point Webmaster 2008-05-05T14:40:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977337760&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Overall results of the recent Rasmuller/News and Disturber/ UNC Chapel Hill School of Socialist Engineering poll of 800 democratic voters shows Obama leading nationally over Clinton 45 – 40. . . . Sat, 03 May 2008 15:40:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977337760&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Ken S. 2008-05-03T15:40:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338709&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace OptiSolar is developing a 550-megawatt photovoltaic solar farm on the northwestern corner of Carrisa Plains, some 100 miles north of Los Angeles. The project will produce enough electricity to power . . . Mon, 05 May 2008 01:41:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338709&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Sam Carana 2008-05-05T01:41:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339357&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Momlogic's Exclusive: Hillary Clinton gets personal and reveals how she's gotten through the toughest times in the public eye. It's hard enough going through difficult days as a Mom--but . . . Mon, 05 May 2008 22:57:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339357&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace momlogic .. 2008-05-05T22:57:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339274&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace   In recent years the oil companies and traders have become some of the wealthiest people in America with record profits and previously unseen bonuses and incentives for executives coming year . . . Mon, 05 May 2008 20:30:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339274&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Troy W. 2008-05-05T20:30:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977337886&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace "My friends I will have an energy policy that we will be talking about, which will eliminate our dependence on oil from the Middle East that will - that will then prevent us - that will prevent . . . Sat, 03 May 2008 19:20:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977337886&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Richard Owl Mirror 2008-05-03T19:20:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977337997&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Originally published under a slightly different title at my external environmental blog . Driven by the Energy Star 5.0 requirements as set down by the EPA, in consultation with the industry and . . . Sat, 03 May 2008 22:52:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977337997&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace James B. 2008-05-03T22:52:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338074&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Barack Obama has defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton in Saturday's Democratic caucuses on Guam. The territory sends the equivalent of four pledged delegates and five superdelegates to the National Convention . . . Sun, 04 May 2008 00:59:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338074&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Richard Owl Mirror 2008-05-04T00:59:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338239&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace If the Hillary haters keep trying to push her out of the race,we will end up with Mccain as president.Obama's electibility has basically been going down the tubes now that more and more americans . . . Sun, 04 May 2008 11:18:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338239&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Patti W. 2008-05-04T11:18:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338255&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Obama has been spending a lot of money shopping,for superdelegate votes.Granted Hillary has contributed money also,but has not been able to "buy" as many votes as Obama.It would seem that this . . . Sun, 04 May 2008 12:30:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338255&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Patti W. 2008-05-04T12:30:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338274&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace USS Cole bombing Almost eight years after al-Qaeda nearly sank the USS Cole with an explosives-stuffed motorboat, killing 17 sailors, all the defendants convicted in the attack . . . Sun, 04 May 2008 13:04:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338274&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Richard Owl Mirror 2008-05-04T13:04:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338663&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Two days before the Indiana and North Carolina primaries crucial to their presidential fortunes, Obama appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press," while Clinton was on ABC's "This Week." . . . Mon, 05 May 2008 00:27:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338663&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Richard Owl Mirror 2008-05-05T00:27:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338736&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Democratic National Committee Chairman Hoard Dean took his turn today on "Fox News Sunday". In doing so, he defended the DNC's political ads that bash John McCain for "being out of . . . Mon, 05 May 2008 02:41:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338736&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Ivan N. 2008-05-05T02:41:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338833&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace We may soon have a national surcharge on drink containers. The idea is that this will encourage people to recycle drink bottles and cans. When the bottles and cans are brought to recycling centers, the . . . Mon, 05 May 2008 08:15:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338833&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Sam Carana 2008-05-05T08:15:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977336559&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace I just got my Disappearing Civil Liberties Mug . Thu, 01 May 2008 20:32:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977336559&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2008-05-01T20:32:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977336605&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace I just read the full letter from Joe Andrew, the former DNC Chairman under Bill Clinton, who switched his superdelegate allegiance from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama today.  If you haven't . . . Thu, 01 May 2008 21:45:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977336605&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace David K. 2008-05-01T21:45:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977336665&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace May 1, 2008 Colonel George, To start this on the right note, watch this 7 minute CNN clip . Ron Paul's Interview with John Roberts on CNN this past Monday entitled: Paul, the GOP can't . . . Thu, 01 May 2008 23:41:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977336665&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Col. George W. 2008-05-01T23:41:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977336745&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace If there is truth to the tales of heroism while being a POW in Vietnam, why has Senator John McCain refused to allow his POW records to be released ? Seriously, why did Senator John McCain negotiate . . . Fri, 02 May 2008 01:59:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977336745&grpId=3659174697249252&nav=Groupspace Richard Owl Mirror 2008-05-02T01:59:17Z